[BlackFeather]

I saw a counselor at my school's counseling center. I have the option of going back there next semester, but the counselor I saw was just an intern and her internship is over so if I wanted to go back, I'd have to start over with a new counselor. I feel like I should go, I know it would help, especially because the counseling center does not charge for therapy. At the same time, I'm really scared to go back. I don't want to see someone I don't know again. I took me a long time to get used to talking to the intern I saw, and I'm not sure I want to do it again. It's really hard for me to trust people and I don't know if I go through trying to see someone I don't feel comfortable with. I've had that happen to me before, so I know what that feels like. I'm scared it will happen again.

Before, I was set up with the intern, I saw a different counselor who just met with me the first day I went there to do the intake. I think since I know her a little bit, even though it was only one day, I would be comfortable with her. I just think she was really nice to me, so maybe I could trust her. I know her name, but I don't know if the counseling center would really accept students making a request to see one specific counselor. I think it's just based on each student and therapists' availability to match people up because there is too much involved to be based on anything else. I'm just afraid because I know therapy could possibly help me, but I'm not going to see someone I don't feel like trust. I don't know if I'll be able to trust a new therapist, someone I don't know anything about.

[HazelGirl]

Can you get a counselor whom you won't lose after the end of the year?

[coolibrarian]

It won't hurt to ask if you could see the counselor you are familiar with. You'll never know unless you ask.